NBA Catwatch is the project of a basketball fan whose goal is to locate and record every cat owner of the NBA. Or, as the website's tagline explains:

Of course, any basketball fan worth his or her salt would know that this catchphrase is a punny play on words of the NBA's iconic slogan, "Where Amazing Happens," but TBH we're not totally sure there's a huge intersection of cat lovers and basketball fans so we thought we should explain. Anywhoo.

ESPN's E:60 will take a look behind the scenes at NBA Catwatch on this Sunday's, June 18, 2017 broadcast. They'll talk with the man behind the project, 35-year old "Alex," who has so far amassed a list of 25 cats owned by current (or recent) players in the NBA. Research is an ongoing process - according to the website, he is currently researching the New Orleans Pelicans. Here are a few of the gems the website has unearthed:

And, check out these sandals that Robin Lopez had custom made to feature Prince Edward Zephyr:

OK, so we've gotta meet this guy. / Image Credit: ESPN

The website divides the directory up into: "NBA Cat List," an actively growing list of cats owned by players, and "Team Reports," a list of divisions and their respective teams. Teams that have been researched are hotlinked and individual players are noted as "contacted" or "not yet contacted," with press items that show their like/dislike of cats and any clues to their status of "cat ownership":